Diabetes technology

Little Loopers – a case series of automated insulin delivery usage with standard and diluted insulin in very young children with diabetes mellitus

Horm Res PaediatrPublished Retrospective case series

Authors' conclusion

AID with both standard and diluted insulin can be used to safely manage diabetes in very young children with low total insulin requirements.

Study context

Population
Children aged <6 years with DM starting CamAPS FX automated insulin delivery (AID), single UK centre, October 2020–April 2022
Participants
7 vs 4
Exposure
CamAPS FX AID with diluted vs standard insulin
  • Dilutedn = 7
  • Standardn = 4reference
Outcome
TIR (3.9-10.0 mmol/L)
Follow-up
Most recent clinic visit
Methodological detailssingle-centre
  • Single-centre

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Glucose variability · most recent clinic visit

Time from diagnosis to AID start

Time in hypoglycaemia (<3.9 mmol/L) · most recent clinic visit

Median time in hypoglycaemia <4% in both groups

Safety

Episodes of DKA or severe hypoglycaemia
0

Original publication

Little Loopers – a case series of automated insulin delivery usage with standard and diluted insulin in very young children with diabetes mellitus. Horm Res Paediatr. Published 23 June 2025. doi:10.1159/000547035

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